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George A. Romero

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Canadian-American filmmaker (1940-2017)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1940 to 2017 · aged 77
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Fame62.5
Momentum10.0
Languages32
Peak2010s
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George Andrew Romero was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, particularly zombie films, he has been described as an "icon" and the "father of the zombie film".

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Romero (center) on the set of Knightriders, 1981Romero (center) on the set of Knightriders, 1981Romero attending a horror convention, 2005Romero attending a horror convention, 2005Romero in 2016Romero in 2016Romero's grave at Toronto Necropolis, decorated with skeletal hands and a "Beware" signRomero's grave at Toronto Necropolis, decorated with skeletal hands and a "Beware" sign

Filmography 40

The Silence of the Lambs1991 · ★ 8.3
Dawn of the Dead2004 · ★ 7.1
Night of the Living Dead1968 · ★ 7.6
Dawn of the Dead1978 · ★ 7.5
The Crazies2010 · ★ 6.3
Land of the Dead2005 · ★ 6.3
Day of the Dead1985 · ★ 7.0
Night of the Living Dead1990 · ★ 6.9
Creepshow1982 · ★ 6.9
Diary of the Dead2007 · ★ 5.6
Creepshow 21987 · ★ 6.2
Survival of the Dead2010 · ★ 4.9
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990 · ★ 6.2
The Dark Half1993 · ★ 6.0
The Crazies1973 · ★ 6.1
Monkey Shines1988 · ★ 6.3
Two Evil Eyes1990 · ★ 6.1
Martin1978 · ★ 6.8
Bruiser2000 · ★ 5.5
Knightriders1981 · ★ 6.2
The Amusement Park2021 · ★ 6.1
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream2006 · ★ 6.3
Hungry Wives1972 · ★ 5.2
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue2009 · ★ 6.6
Birth of the Living Dead2013 · ★ 6.7
Doc of the Dead2014 · ★ 6.2
The American Nightmare2000
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini2015
Deadtime Stories2009
Why Horror?2014
There's Always Vanilla1971
Document of the Dead1981
Nightmare Factory2011
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy2005
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror2001
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'2007
Masters of Horror2002
Stephen King's Golden Tales1993
Tales from the Darkside1990
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies2004

157 credits on file

Television 7

Phineas and Ferb2007
Tales from the Darkside1984
E! True Hollywood Story1996
A History of Horror2010
Icons2002
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments2007
The Incredibly Strange Film Show1988

Awards 5

2015Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
2007Sitges Grand Honorary Award
1988Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
1988Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 3

Connected to George 6

Jodie FosterAlso in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Timothy OlyphantAlso in The Crazies (2010)Asia ArgentoAlso in Land of the Dead (2005)Megan ParkAlso in Diary of the Dead (2007)Christian SlaterAlso in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)Michael RookerAlso in The Dark Half (1993)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2017 · aged 77
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32 languages

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